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as in to relinquish
to give up (as a position of authority) formally
in wake of the corruption scandal, the congressman was forced to renounce his seat in the House
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as in to withdraw
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
after another failed romance he vowed that he was renouncing the world and becoming a monk
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Recent Examples of renounce
Covered expatriates are individuals who meet certain criteria and who renounce U.S. citizenship or abandon long-term resident status.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
China has claimed Taiwan as its territory and has refused to renounce using force against it.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Tomsky even adopted the latter’s citizenship after renouncing his Russian citizenship.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
China has claimed Taiwan as its territory and has refused to renounce using force against it.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Tomsky even adopted the latter’s citizenship after renouncing his Russian citizenship.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the deal’s toughest opponents argued that America had traded them away too soon: The pressure was working so well that if the U.S. had just kept it up, the Iranian regime might have permanently relinquished its entire nuclear program or, better yet, collapsed.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Craig, who made his Bond debut in 2006's Casino Royale, relinquished his license to kill and retired his 007 with No Time to Die.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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At the 2001 event Venus withdrew with a knee injury,.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Another clash is set to play out at the U.N. on Monday after the U.S. proposed a competing resolution that lacks the same demands as one from Ukraine and the European Union for Moscow’s forces to immediately withdraw from the country.—
Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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The head of the Social Security Administration resigns after a disagreement with DOGE wanting to access recipient information.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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The deputies resigned after an extraordinary series of developments in Adams’ federal criminal case.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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And the news is in some ways good—but even now, far more papers should be retracted than are retracted.—
Adam Marcus,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, that paper was retracted because of undeclared competing interests on the part of the author and concerns about the validity of the methods and statistical analysis.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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The group said the 14 AGs needed to step in because Congress has abdicated its responsibility as an equal branch of government.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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In many areas — most notably in trade policy, where Trump threatens to inflict a lasting injury on the global economy — the legislature abdicated years ago.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, mortgage applications from Black borrowers were denied twice as often as those from white borrowers.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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There’s no denying that being a member of a bridal party is a commitment.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Renounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renounce. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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